TWENTY SEATTLE GROCERS FINED

Convicted of Breaking Sabbath Closing Law and Assessed $15 and Costs.

Twenty Seattle grocers were convicted of violating the Sabbath closing law in Justice of the Peace Otis W. Brinker's court this morning and each fined $15 and costs.

Patrolman A.G. Ford, who made purchases of from 50 cents to $1 at each of the stores on August 17 and 24, was the prosecuting witness.

According to the law of the state of Washington it is illegal to sell groceries on Sunday. A large number of the defendants, seven of whom were women, pleaded ignorance of the law.

Those convicted of violating the Sabbath law are Y. Kipamoto, 903 Yesler Way; W.H. Banks, 1203 Yesler Way; Charles Mitchell, 1635 Eighth Ave.; E. Briley, 800 Howell St.; H.A. Durfy, Boren Avenue and Howell Street; O. Stressberg, 101 Eastlake Ave.; K. Somoto, 4111 14th Ave. N.E.; John Desi, 4109 14th Ave. N.E.; Mrs. M. Duncan, 701 Pike St,; Miss S. Ulen, Seventh Avenue and Pike Street; Rose Cregan, 922 First Ave.; T. Touye, 320 Union St.; Y. Maeda, 1108 First Ave.; O. Nishi, 304 14th Ave. S.; T. Maeda, 407 Sixth Ave., P. de Onizi, 122 Fourth Ave. S.; P.N. Irwin, 1432 Madison St.; N. Bland, Broadway and Madison St.; K. Otain, 801 Jackson St.; Mrs. T. Muyamoto, 505 Sixth Ave. S.